System Administrator NEW

The System Administrator performs day-to-day administration of SGL’s infrastructure through maintaining, upgrading, managing and troubleshooting our software, hardware and networks.

Responsibilities

• Installs and administers software and hardware while providing monitoring and maintenance of physical server infrastructure;
• Contributes to the development, implementation, and maintenance of procedures and security controls;
• Ensures network performance through testing, monitoring, and statistics reporting;
• Contributes to system security administration on designated technology platforms, including operating systems, applications and network security devices;
• Administers network security for perimeter and end-points, as well as the interoperability of information security systems;
• Evaluates, deploys, and manages containerized services using Docker, and develops and maintain CI/CD pipelines in GitLab;
• Analyzes requirements and designs bare-metal Kubernetes clusters, including distributed storage (Ceph), networking, and load balancing solutions to support scalable and highly available systems;
• Designs and operates access control reconciliation loops that enforce ACL state across systems based on authoritative directory sources;
• Manages virtualization platforms for workload virtualization, VM provisioning, and resource allocation across the data center;
• Mentors and guides IT staff and acts as back up in the absence of the IT Manager;
• Provides timely technical support to office staff and field crews as required;
• Maintains a high level of technical and operational knowledge through direct engagement with colleagues and personal development;
• Maintains good records and documentation;
• Organizes and monitors the work of junior IT employees;
• Provides status reports on projects as required;
• Understands, complies with, and promotes all company safety precautions and policies, including reporting hazards and incidents encountered during daily operations;
• Attends and completes training courses and/or company examinations, as required;
• Maintains a high level of technical and operational knowledge through direct engagement with colleagues, supervisors, and personal development;
• Maintains project schedules and design goals; and
• Performs and completes other duties as assigned.

Qualifications and Experience

• Postsecondary Degree or Diploma in computer science, related field or combined education and experience;
• Relevant experience as a System Administrator, Network Administrator or similar role;
• Proficiency with containerization and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes;
• Experience with virtualization platforms such as VMware vSphere and Proxmox VE;
• Knowledge of secrets management solutions such as HashiCorp Vault;
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling and version control systems;
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform/OpenTofu;
• Experience with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, Loki, Vector);
• Experience with databases such as MySQL, mail transfer agents, Cyrus and Dovecot, and networks (LAN, WAN);
• Knowledge of system security (e.g. intrusion detection systems) and data backup/recovery;
• Knowledge of Active Directory as it applies to SAMBA;
• Ability to create scripts in Python, Perl or other language;
• Familiarity with various operating system: LINUX, Windows, MacOS;
• Solid understanding of networking/distributed computing environment concepts;
• Familiarity with server migration process, security and hardening of servers;
• Ability to produce thorough and effective technical documentation;
• Strong interpersonal, teamwork and communications skills;
• Able to solve problems quickly and automate processes; and
• Ability to establish priorities and multitask in a fast-paced environment.

Benefits

SGL is committed to promoting employee wellness and successful work-life balance. Employee benefits include (but are not limited to):

• Comprehensive benefits coverage including health, dental, vision, and paramedical;
• Life insurance;
• Paid vacation, personal leave, and medical leave;
• On-site gym; and
• On-site parking.